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Background imageSpecial Collection: Bollinger Champagne Advertisement 1900 London

Bollinger Champagne Advertisement 1900 London
bollinger, champagne, advertisement, 1900, london, and, fashionable, resorts, drink, alcohol, bottle, by, special, appointment, queen, prince, wales, royal, bolly, , 13944152

Background imageSpecial Collection: Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire

Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire. Date: 1920s

Background imageSpecial Collection: Amphitheatre built at the Brighton Pavilion, Sussex

Amphitheatre built at the Brighton Pavilion, Sussex, for the visit of Queen Victoria on 4 October 1837 Date: 1837

Background imageSpecial Collection: Shell Special Petrol

Shell Special Petrol - Shell Ltd. Date: 1933

Background imageSpecial Collection: WW2 Home Front Special Constable

WW2 Home Front Special Constable
A portrait illustration of a British Special Constable of the Home Front during WW2, looking over his shoulder. Date: circa 1941

Background imageSpecial Collection: WW2, A Special Reason

WW2, A Special Reason
An illustration of a wartime boy planting a fruit tree in order to help feed the nation during WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSpecial Collection: Devil's Dyke and the small village of Poynings, nr. Brighton

Devil's Dyke and the small village of Poynings, nr. Brighton, West Sussex. Devil's Dyke is a 100 metre deep V-shaped dry valley on the South Downs in Sussex in southern England

Background imageSpecial Collection: Boeing F4B-4 special NX 9846

Boeing F4B-4 special NX 9846 (msn 1767, ex BuAer 9251) Date: circa 1947

Background imageSpecial Collection: Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531

Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531
CIA / Air America - Boeing RB-17G Flying Fortress 531 (msn 8440, ex 44-85531). at Clark Field in the Philippines, either before, or after, covert missions over Tibet

Background imageSpecial Collection: Selfridge's Decorations for the Coronation of King George VI

Selfridge's Decorations for the Coronation of King George VI, May 1937 - Oxford Street main entrance Date: 1937

Background imageSpecial Collection: Still Life, They also serve who only stand and wait, WW1

Still Life, They also serve who only stand and wait, WW1
Still Life, They also serve who only stand and wait - George Robinson, Special Constable. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSpecial Collection: Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1967 - attack that damp at half the cost Date: 1967

Background imageSpecial Collection: Cartoon, The Alliance Wheel, Uncle Sam and John Bull

Cartoon, The Alliance Wheel, Uncle Sam and John Bull
Cartoon, The Alliance Wheel, Uncle Sam (Jonathan) and John Bull riding a tandem with maps as wheels - a satirical comment on the relationship between Britain and America Date: 1898

Background imageSpecial Collection: Advert, Rudge-Whitworth 500 cc Sports Special Motor Cycle

Advert, Rudge-Whitworth 500 cc Sports Special Motor Cycle Date: 1939

Background imageSpecial Collection: Advert, Rudge-Whitworth 500 cc Special Motor Cycle

Advert, Rudge-Whitworth 500 cc Special Motor Cycle Date: 1939

Background imageSpecial Collection: Carriage of the Turkish Ambassador, opening of Parliament

Carriage of the Turkish Ambassador, opening of Parliament
Carriage of the Turkish Ambassador, procession to the House of Lords for the Opening of Parliament, London, The Chronicles of Merry England. Date: 1854

Background imageSpecial Collection: Official opening of the Paris Exhibition of 1867

Official opening of the Paris Exhibition of 1867 - imperial cortege arriving at the Champs Elysees Palace. Date: 1867

Background imageSpecial Collection: Walter Burton Harris

Walter Burton Harris
A portrait oil painting of journalist, writer and traveller, Walter Burton Harris, who was famed for his writings as a special correspondent for The Times, in Morocco

Background imageSpecial Collection: William Walker and Sons Dri-Ped Advertisement

William Walker and Sons Dri-Ped Advertisement
An advertisement drawing for William Walker & Sons Ltd, promoting Dri-Ped leather, which bears the purple diamond trademark

Background imageSpecial Collection: White Star Line, Bryant & May match labels

White Star Line, Bryant & May match labels, advertising the Olympic and Titanic. 6.5 inches. Date: early 20th century

Background imageSpecial Collection: Cunard Line, QE2 - celebration album in slip case cover

Cunard Line, QE2 - celebration album in slip case cover
Cunard Line, Isle of Man Post Office QE2 Farewell Season Celebration. Limited edition 156 of 189 QE2 Farewell Season Celebration large 14.5 x 14 inches album in slip case cover

Background imageSpecial Collection: Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade limited edition

Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade limited edition
Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade. In 1986 the Queen Elizabeth 2 underwent a £90 million refit that marked the end of her life as a steamship as her turbine engines were replaced by a diesel

Background imageSpecial Collection: Take Special Care

Take Special Care
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster highlights the importance of of precautionary labels. Date: circa 1950

Background imageSpecial Collection: Fleet Air Arm plane practising deck landing, WW2

Fleet Air Arm plane practising deck landing, WW2
A Fleet Air Arm Plane practising deck landing on a special runway Date: circa 1941

Background imageSpecial Collection: Cover design, Imagination, Stories of Science and Fantasy

Cover design, Imagination, Stories of Science and Fantasy, pulp fiction science fiction magazine, January 1952 Date: 1952

Background imageSpecial Collection: Advert for motoring special in the sphere

Advert for motoring special in the sphere. A frontispiece to the special section of motoring. The car in the foreground is just mounting the rise of the bridge crossing the Wear at Durham

Background imageSpecial Collection: Lord Chancellor Alverstone getting sworn in

Lord Chancellor Alverstone getting sworn in
Lord chancellor and the judges attending a special service in Westminster Abbey. The judges proceeded to the law courts where Lord Alverstone

Background imageSpecial Collection: British Army, Light Refreshments, Heath Robinson

British Army, Light Refreshments, Heath Robinson
British Army, illustration by W Heath Robinson. Captioned Our Special Artist with The British Army: The Relay System for Conveying Light Refreshment to Advanced Posts'

Background imageSpecial Collection: Main entrance to Alfred Meakin Pottery

Main entrance to Alfred Meakin Pottery Date: 1913

Background imageSpecial Collection: East Front of Victoria Pottery, Alfred Meakin

East Front of Victoria Pottery, Alfred Meakin
East Front of Victoria Pottery, day of Royal Visit Date: 1913

Background imageSpecial Collection: Frank Swift serving as special constable, WW2

Frank Swift serving as special constable, WW2
Frank Swift, Manchester City goalkeeper, serving as a Special Constable during the Second World War - he later joined the RAF Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSpecial Collection: Trackless trolley bus made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Trackless trolley bus made by Ransomes of Ipswich
Trackless Trolley Bus made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Background imageSpecial Collection: Wood beam plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Wood beam plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich Date: 1844

Background imageSpecial Collection: Tractor thrashing machine made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Tractor thrashing machine made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Background imageSpecial Collection: Thrashing machine made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Thrashing machine made by Ransomes of Ipswich Date: 1841

Background imageSpecial Collection: Cobbold & Co Ltd, Cliff Brewery, Ipswich

Cobbold & Co Ltd, Cliff Brewery, Ipswich
Cobbold and Co. Cliff Brewery, Ipswich Date: 1930

Background imageSpecial Collection: Advert, Cobbold & Co Ltd, Cliff Brewery, Ipswich

Advert, Cobbold & Co Ltd, Cliff Brewery, Ipswich

Background imageSpecial Collection: Budding's patent lawn mower made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Budding's patent lawn mower made by Ransomes of Ipswich
Budding's Patent Lawn Mower manufactured by Ransomes of Ipswich Date: 1832

Background imageSpecial Collection: Three-furrow Motrac tractor plough by Ransomes of Ipswich

Three-furrow Motrac tractor plough by Ransomes of Ipswich
Three-Furrow Motrac Tractor Plough made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Background imageSpecial Collection: Four-stroke motor lawn mower by Ransomes of Ipswich

Four-stroke motor lawn mower by Ransomes of Ipswich
16 inch Four-Stroke Motor Lawn Mower made by Ransomes of Ipswich

Background imageSpecial Collection: Launch of the Boy's Own No. 2 Lifeboat at Poole, Dorset

Launch of the Boy's Own No. 2 Lifeboat at Poole, Dorset in July 1882 Date: 1882

Background imageSpecial Collection: Japanese Hina Dolls

Japanese Hina Dolls - associated with an annual Dolls Festival on 3 March each year, a special day, especially for girls, who display their dolls and invite guests to a grand dinner'

Background imageSpecial Collection: The Home Magazine Cover Christmas

The Home Magazine Cover Christmas
A magazine cover design for The Home, an Australian quarterly publication, specifically the special Christmas holiday number of 1923, showing a woman swooning on a railing

Background imageSpecial Collection: Kodak Advertisement Illustration

Kodak Advertisement Illustration
This advertisement illustration for Kodak shows a seated mother and daughter, holding a Kodak camera, which creates pictures with special charm. Date: circa 1922

Background imageSpecial Collection: National School of Equitation Advertisement

National School of Equitation Advertisement
A painting of the interior of the National School of Equitation, with an active game of ladies indoor polo in play. The picture is used as part of an advertisement for the school to attract customers

Background imageSpecial Collection: Mlle Ameta Butterfly Dancer

Mlle Ameta Butterfly Dancer
Performance artist Mlle Ameta uses costume, lighting effects and newly-invented machinery to perform her butterfly dance in Vienna. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSpecial Collection: Hughes MH-6H Cayuse 81-23651

Hughes MH-6H Cayuse 81-23651
United States Army - Hughes MH-6H Cayuse 81-23651 (msn), of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Night Stalkers'

Background imageSpecial Collection: Panavia Tornado GR. 1 ZA591

Panavia Tornado GR. 1 ZA591
Royal Air Force - Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA591 (msn BS034), of No.16 Squadron in a Special 75th Anniversary livery, at the Mildenhall Air Fete on 26 May 1990. Date: 1990



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